Skirt-measuring device.



No. 783,320. PATENTED FEB.'21, 1905. J. SHAPIRO.

SKIRT MEASURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 00'1'.28. 1904.

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SKIRT MEASURING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED 0012a. 1904.

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TO WILLIAM M. CALKINS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

SKIRT-MEASURING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,320, dated February 21, 1905.

' Application filed October 28,1904. Serial No. 230,330.

[0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN SHAPIRo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Skirt-Measuring Device, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device which is used for measuring and determining the distance from the floor or ground of the lower edge of the skirt of a garment.

The object of the invention is to provide an adjustable device which can be conveniently and quickly used to accurately indicate the desired level of the lower edge of a dressskirt, underskirt, dust-coat, ulster, raglan, or the like ladies and childrens garment.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated has a platform supported by suitable legs, upon which the person to whom the garment is to be fitted stands. Adjustably mounted on an arm that can be rotated about the axis of the platform is a shield provided with measuring indications, which is designed to extend upwardly on the inner side of the skirt, and a gage which is designed to extend upwardly on the outside of the skirt and is adapted to guide the chalk whichis applied to the skirt to indicate the correct height of theedge.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings shows a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 shows a plan. Fig. 3 shows a front elevation. Fig. 4 shows a section of the arm and the shield and gage. Fig. 5 shows a vertical section of a portion of the platform, base, and

arm.

The platform 1, which is preferably circular, may be madeof wood or metal, as desired. On the under side of the center of the platform is a hub 2, and between the hub and the base 3, which stands on legs 4 of any suitable form, is a bushing 5. It is preferred to fasten the base and platform together by means of a bolt 6, which extends through the hub, the

bushing, and the base. Mounted on the bushing so as to rotate freely between the platform and the base is an arm 7. The outer end of this arm is grooved, and movable along the groove on the outer end of the arm is a 5 block 8. The shield 9 is fastened to this block. On the outer face of the shield are graduations in inches and parts of inches, the zero being on a level with the upper surface of the platform, which represents the level of the floor or ground. The block, which is movable along the grooved section of the arm, can be fixed at any desired distance from the axis of the arm by means of the set-screw 10, which turns through the bottom of the block against the under side of the arm. Supported by the block and movable with relation thereto longitudinally of the arm is a slide 11. This slide may be fastened in any desired position by means of a set-screw 12, which turns 5 through the top of the block against the top of the slide. The outer end of the slide has a vertical mortise through which extends the shank of the T-shaped chalk-gage 13. The shank is secured so as to hold the top of the 7 gage at the desired height by a set-screw 14, which turns through the wall of the slide against the shank.

The person to whom a garment is to be fitted stands upon the platform. with the shield and the gage, is adjusted in or out along the arm, according to the sizethat is, the widthof the hips of the person upon whom the garment is to be fitted until the shield stands just inside of the skirt when it hangs vertically. The block is then fastened to the arm by turning the set-screw 10. The slide is set so that the gage will stand against the outside of the ski-rt and is fastened in place by turning the set-screw 12. The 5 upper end of the gage is set at the height in inches or parts of inches it is desired to have the lower edge of the skirt from the floor or ground, which is represented by the top of the platform, and then the gage is fixed by 9 turning the set-screw 14. After the measuring-shield and chalk-gage have been set the arm is rotated on the bushing with the skirt hanging between the shield and the gage, and chalk is applied to the skirt as the arm is rotated at the top of the gage. This produces The block, 75 p a uniform mark about the lower part of the skirt and at once determines the exact location of the lower edge. v

By means of this device the pinning and repinning of the lower edge of the garment until it is the right distance above the floor or ground are obviated and all guesswork or dependence upon the accuracy of the eye is eliminated. This also relieves the person being fitted from the fatigue and burden of standing in one position any length of time and also of a second fitting to determine the accuracy of the first. If the skirt is to trail,

it can be accurately marked by setting the gage and applying the chalk the desired distance below the Zero on the shield.

The invention claimed is A skirt-measuring device having a platform with a supporting-hub and feet, an arm with one end fitting upon and rotatable about the 20 hub below the platform and above the feet, an upwardly-extending shield movable along the arm toward and from the platform, means for clamping the shield at any point along the ing the gage at the desired height, substan- 3 tially as specified. I

.JOHN SHAPIRO.

Witnesses:

W. M. CALKINs, HARRY R. WILLIAMS. 

